Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

Outer region of the Star Dou Forest.

Wisps of green smoke still rose from the devastated battlefield. Everything within a radius of nearly five hundred meters had been reduced to ruin. The massive Darkgold Dreadclaw Bear and Three-Headed Demonic Mastiff stood amid the wreckage, their auras terrifying every Soul Beast within a thousand meters into keeping its distance.

"That brat is fucking strange. Where the hell did he run off to?!"

Lord Bear waved a claw irritably, and a fierce gust swept through the area, tearing open a massive gap. The Soul Beasts hiding there did not even have time to scream before they lost all signs of life.

"Wait another half day. If we still can't find him, forget it. If Bi Ji discovers that we left the Auspicious Beast, she definitely won't let us off."

Scarlet King spread out his senses. Finding nothing, he could only shake his head angrily.

"I don't believe that brat will never come to the great forest again!"

Neither of them wanted to let that human go, but they had no idea what method he had used to evade their detection.

If they continued waiting, they would surely get results. But if they stayed away from the Auspicious Beast for too long, they would not have an easy time when they returned.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it!!!"

Lord Bear pounded the ground in fury, causing violent, earthquake-like tremors. The spreading shockwaves shattered the already devastated battlefield even further as he threw back his head and roared.

"Silver-haired brat, I'll tear you apart!!!"

After venting, some of the fury in his heart finally subsided. He crossed his arms and dropped heavily onto the ground, releasing his Spiritual Power without holding anything back!

Before leaving, he would do everything he could to find that human's trail!

If I catch him...

A savage grin appeared on Lord Bear's face. He had practically already decided how he would torment that silver-haired brat. In any case, he definitely would not let him die too easily!

"Should we ignore that fellow spying on us over there?"

Scarlet King looked into the distance.

"Don't waste time on him."

Lord Bear waved a claw.

He was only an ordinary Titled Douluo. If he dared come closer, they could take his life in an instant.

A thousand meters away from the two beasts, Chrysanthemum Douluo let out a soft breath and withdrew his Spiritual Power. The tightly furrowed brows on his pale face relaxed slightly.

Concentrating his Spiritual Power at a single point to investigate from such a distance was a great challenge even for him.

But he had no choice. If he got any closer and was discovered, he would be killed before he even had time to react.

"Looks like they still haven't caught Ah Chen. Tsk, he really is a monster of a kid!"

In Yue Guan's eyes, escaping from the hands of two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts whose strength far surpassed theirs should have been impossible.

Yet that was the truth.

Su Chen had created another miracle.

"Damn it, if you inherit Spirit Hall in the future, I wouldn't doubt you even if you said you could unify the continent!"

He grinned and looked up at the sky.

"Old Ghost has probably reached the nearest Spirit Hall branch by now. As long as the news gets back to Spirit City soon enough, with how much His Holiness the Pope dotes on that kid, she'll definitely come to help immediately."

"Brat, since you're already this capable, you have to hold on a little longer. We're still counting on making a living under you."

Yue Guan smiled and shook his head. Struggling to his feet, he prepared to move elsewhere and continue watching the two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. But just then—

Boom!!!

A violent shockwave accompanied by a thunderous roar rushed toward him. He staggered and raised a hand to shield his eyes, struggling to look toward the source of the sound, only for his pupils to contract sharply!

A massive pillar of light tore through the green sea and shot straight into the clouds, churning the sky into a vortex a hundred meters across!!

"What is that..."

Yue Guan murmured blankly.

But before he could inspect it closely, a familiar Soul Power fluctuation drifted over on the wind.

"This... Damn it!!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression changed drastically, and he immediately sprinted toward it.

At the same time.

Whether it was Lord Bear and Scarlet King, Ghost Douluo racing toward the Spirit Hall branch, or even the other Soul Beasts capable of thought, all of them turned their eyes toward that pillar of light reaching from heaven to earth.

"Silver-haired brat!!!"

The former two abruptly rose to their feet, exchanged a glance, and roared toward the sky. Their massive bodies surged toward the pillar of light like crashing waves!

"Kid Su Chen..."

Ghost Douluo forcibly stopped in his tracks and stared at the pillar of light with a grave expression. Then he gritted his teeth and forced himself to stop paying attention as Gui Mei's shadow accelerated once more.

"You have to hold on!"

The Spirit Hall branch in Xilu City was right ahead.

Deep within the Star Dou Forest.

"Da Ming, Er Ming, let's go take a look. I have a feeling there's an aura over there that makes me feel really comfortable~"

The scorpion-braided girl sitting atop the black giant ape swung her crystalline little feet. Her pink eyes were filled with curiosity as she looked at the pillar of light, wrinkling her delicate nose in fascination.

"Mm, it feels like when I was just born and touched nature for the first time. Can you feel it?"

Splash—

A huge bull's head emerged from the lake. Its drum-sized eyes looked helplessly at the tiny girl. "Sister Xiao Wu, stop messing around. You've only just taken human form. Going somewhere like that is too dangerous."

"And..."

A hint of gravity appeared in the eyes of the bull-headed, python-bodied Soul Beast. "That human is being pursued by both Lord Bear and Scarlet King. He might be involved in something important. It would be best not to wade into this mess."

And he had even injured those two's lower halves.

Thinking of the scene he had seen earlier, one that had nearly scared him senseless, Da Ming could not help shuddering. His own lower half began to ache faintly as well.

That looked really painful!

"Oh? He's actually a human? And he can cause such a huge commotion while being chased by those two?"

However, upon hearing this, the scorpion-braided girl showed no hesitation at all. Instead, her beautiful eyes lit up as she eagerly asked, "What kind of human is he? Male or female? Young or old? Is he good-looking?"

"Sister Xiao Wu, you really are..."

The barrage of questions left the bull-headed, python-bodied Soul Beast covered in black lines. It shook its head helplessly. "With those two around, how could I dare investigate that clearly?"

More importantly, he had seen such a stimulating scene during his first attempt at investigation that he truly did not dare continue.

Otherwise, if those two found out, they might kill him to silence him.

"I only know that he should be a young human. Mm, maybe he has silver hair?"

Lord Bear had shouted things like "silver-haired brat" often enough. Even without probing with Spiritual Power, he could hear it.

"A silver-haired young man... Mm-hm, I'll remember that!"

The scorpion-braided girl repeated the words, a radiant smile appearing on her pretty face.

"If he survives, I'll go find him this time!"

Rumble!!

Lightning writhed within the dark clouds. The funnel-shaped vortex slowly revolved, radiating terrifying heavenly might.

At the center of the storm, the silver-haired youth sat cross-legged, wrapped in a golden torrent. Milky-white energy spread out in waves. Wherever it passed, grass and trees revived, flowers rose high. Beneath the apocalyptic scene, the area within dozens of meters around Su Chen was tranquil as a peach garden.

The racing lightning and howling storm seemed to deliberately avoid the youth.

Yet the strange fluctuations they produced spread farther and farther away.

In a hidden place unknown to all.

The black dragon slowly rose, while the emerald swan sensed something and tucked the trembling tiny golden Auspicious Beast beneath her wings.

They stood together before that breathtakingly beautiful lake.

"Bring this human back."

A silver vertical pupil slowly opened, and an ethereal voice echoed through the place.

"As the Sovereign commands."

Perhaps a single breath passed, perhaps longer.

The pillar of light faded away. The sky cleared, and every fluctuation gradually subsided.

At last, the phenomenon began to weaken. The dark clouds in the sky slowly dispersed, and the lightning gradually vanished.

The golden torrent of particles all sank into his forehead. A purple Soul Ring slowly condensed at the youth's side.

However, that purple color only paused for a moment before swiftly deepening, until it became a ring inscribed with profound runes—

A black ring!